Haha thanks 😅

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HOLY SHIT!!! That’s brilliant!!!

Why do you want to change this ? It’s a galvanized pole wrapped with wood. If you wanted you could take the wood off and get brackets to hang 2x4’s off that pole. It looks like a great base to build off of though.

Looks like thy clad a 2” galvanized round fence post with mitred 1x4 stock. That’s some good joinery if I’m right

This wasn't put into the concrete after the fact, the concrete was poured around the post. Very common although normally centred. Basically there are these wide cardboard tubes that you can buy for this. To do this they dug a hole, put a cardboard tube in kindof like what's in a to roll, placed the post inside the tube, poured concrete in and let it cure.

This is correct. I'm amazed that so many people think a person would waste so much time and effort to just drill down into that tube of concrete so close to the side without it crumbling to bits.

There's no wood set in the concrete. If you look closely the wood stops and what's in the concrete is a metal pole. This pole was set in the concrete when it was wet so the person you're replying to is correct.

Check the nfpa code on this one to be sure your choice is okay

I tried to use a right angle square and it actually helped a lot to get the hole started straight

That's great!

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WOW! $150 for that!?! Its what,16 gauge stamped sheet metal? That's painful AF

As close to the door as possible

Go around your house and decide which light switch is your favorite to use, then make the new ones that far away from the door.

I find that if they're too close to the door, they feel awkward, like, I have to stop and actually hit the darn thing, where as if they are a reasonable distance away, I can just flick my hand back and get them on the way in.

You’ll need a level. You can brace the steel post to keep it straight or simply pound it in a bit to hold it. Then pour concrete in hole around it. Lots of videos online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6f98daPgFw If you’re using steel posts you can just bolt 2x4s to the steel. You don’t need 4x4s.

How do I get the post into the 4x4? I’m worried about keeping the hole straight, and with what can I use?

That appears to be a sono tube with a galvanized chainlink style post set into it. It’s easy enough to box around those with 2x4s to obtain a wood post look. You really don’t need the sono tube though. Nor would I leave it sticking up that far for just a fence.

Not difficult when you have a long drill bit.

this question is way too vague, and too many are trying to answer it!

Bolt the galvanized post into the wood post before setting in cement, that way you can level it easy

Here:

https://www.decksdirect.com/titan-post-anchor-hole-saw-bit.html?utm_source=google&utm_medium=surfaces&utm_campaign=free-listing&gclid=CjwKCAiA2rOeBhAsEiwA2Pl7Q2S1TIC9ez-4e1_ZjEtap8nIavToxrw7YTPODb-jpsdtFZCRqrQbGRoCFPEQAvD_BwE#603=1008&604=2712&campaign=14485506911&content=543794025096&keyword=

A hole saw, Titan sells one. See my link, note I am not saying this will fit your size, etc. Just generically how it is done.

Go on line to order the proper bit

Why risk it if you have never done it before

Not the OP, but I've done plenty of fence work myself, and really avoid just sinking posts in concrete like everyone seems to do. That piece there isn't one I've seen before, but good to know it exists. Thanks for the tip!